Apparatus for hand protection and method thereof

Abstract

An apparatus for hand protection includes a flexible sheet that extends from a first end to a second end of the flexible sheet along a length thereof. Adhesive material is located on one side of the flexible sheet. A backing layer is on the adhesive material. The flexible sheet includes at least one finger opening closer to the first end than to the second end. A method enables a flexible sheet with adhesive material thereon to be applied to a person's hands. Fingers are inserted through one or more finger openings. The backing layer is removed. The flexible sheet is adhered to the person's hand.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. Apparatus for protection of a hand having a wrist, a plurality of fingers and a plurality of knuckles, comprising:
 a flexible sheet having a continuous top side and a bottom flat side opposite the top side, said flexible sheet extending from a first edge to a second edge along a length thereof, said flexible sheet having a plurality of sections including a first section adjacent to said first edge, a second section adjacent to said second edge; and a third section between said first section and said second section, so that along said length from said first edge to said second edge said plurality of sections are ordered said first section, said third section, and said second section; 
 an adhesive material on said bottom flat side of said flexible sheet; 
 a backing layer on said adhesive material and subsequently removed; 
 said first section includes a flat area that has at least one finger opening planar with said flat area and located along a width of said flexible sheet, said width perpendicular to said length, said length from said first edge to said second edge greater than said width, said third section between said at least one finger opening and said second section; 
 said at least one opening is encircled by said flexible sheet in said first section so that, when at least one of said fingers are inserted into said at least one opening, said at least one of said fingers are encircled by said flexible sheet, topmost edges of said openings are between said first edge and bottom edges of said openings, and said flexible sheet includes a flexible sheet portion, above said topmost edges of said openings and below said first edge, that covers said knuckles after removal of at least a portion of said backing layer, said topmost edges above said third section; 
 length of said first section is less than combined length of said second section and said third section. 
 
     
     
       2. Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said length is longer than a width of said flexible sheet. 
     
     
       3. A method for hand protecting of a hand having a wrist, a plurality of fingers and a plurality of knuckles, said method comprising the steps of: inserting fingers of a hand through at least one finger opening in a flexible sheet having a continuous top side and a bottom flat side opposite the top side, said flexible sheet extending from a first edge to a second edge along a length thereof, said flexible sheet having a plurality of sections including a first section adjacent to said first edge, a second section adjacent to said second edge; and a third section between said first section and said second section, so that along said length from said first edge to said second edge said plurality of sections are ordered said first section, said third section, and said second section;
 an adhesive material on said bottom flat side of said flexible sheet; 
 a backing layer on said adhesive material that is subsequently removed; 
 said first section includes a flat area that has said at least one finger opening planar with said flat area and located along a width of said flexible sheet, said width perpendicular to said length, said length from said first edge to said second edge greater than said width, said third section between said at least one finger opening and said second section; 
 said at least one opening is encircled by said flexible sheet in said first section so that, when at least one of said fingers are inserted into said at least one opening, said at least one of said fingers are encircled by said flexible sheet, topmost edges of said openings are between said first edge and bottom edges of said openings, and said flexible sheet includes a flexible sheet portion, above said topmost edges of said openings and below said first edge, that covers said knuckles after removal of at least a portion of said backing layer, said topmost edges above said third section; 
 length of said first section is less than combined length of said second section and said third section.; 
 pressing said third section onto a palm of said hand; and 
 pressing said flexible sheet portion onto said knuckles to cover said knuckles. 
 
     
     
       4. A method according to  claim 3 , wherein said length is longer than a width of said flexible sheet. 
     
     
       5. Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said flexible sheet portion is a continuous flap above a plurality of openings that include said opening. 
     
     
       6. Apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein combined width of said openings is less than width of said flexible sheet. 
     
     
       7. Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible sheet stretches to increase size of said at least one opening. 
     
     
       8. Method according to  claim 3 , wherein said flexible sheet portion is a continuous flap above a plurality of openings along said width that include said opening. 
     
     
       9. Method according to  claim 8 , wherein combined width of said openings is less than width of said flexible sheet. 
     
     
       10. Method according to  claim 3 , wherein the flexible sheet stretches to increase size of said at least one opening. 
     
     
       11. Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one finger opening is included in a plurality of finger openings arranged in sequence along said width, and each of said openings are encircled by said flexible sheet. 
     
     
       12. A method according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one finger opening is included in a plurality of finger openings arranged in sequence along said width, and each of said openings are encircled by said flexible sheet. 
     
     
       13. Apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a member that wraps around the wrist. 
     
     
       14. A method according to  claim 3 , further comprising the step of wrapping a member around the wrist.